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John Dewey was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer whose ideas have been influential in education and social reform.

The John Dewey Lectures, in memory of John Dewey, were established in 2006 by the John Dewey Foundation and the APA. They are three annual lectures, one at each divisional meeting of the APA (Eastern, Central, and Pacific), given by a prominent and senior (typically retired) philosopher associated with that Division, who is invited to reflect broadly and in an autobiographical spirit on philosophy in America as seen from the perspective of a personal intellectual journey.

The APA publishes the Dewey Lectures each year in the Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association.

Award

Each Dewey Lecturer receives a monetary award in addition to the honor of being selected. Beginning with the 2015–2016 lectures, each Dewey Lecturer will receive a prize of $1,000.

Previous Awardees

2020

Richard Kraut (Central 2020)

2019

Cora Diamond: Reflections of a Dinosaur (Eastern 2019)

Alison Jaggar: Academic Philosophy: What Is It? What Do We Want It To Be? (Central 2019)

Dewey Lectures

The John Dewey Lectures, generously sponsored by the John Dewey Foundation, have been presented annually at each American Philosophical Association meeting since 2006. Each John Dewey Lecture is given by a prominent and senior (typically retired) American philosopher who is invited to reflect, broadly and in an autobiographical spirit, on philosophy in America.